Probate Courts

The Probate Courts of Dallas County

The Probate Court Presiding Judge Julia R. Malveaux Associate Judge Mary Jayne McNeil Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Suite 2400-A Dallas, TX 75270

Probate Court No. 2 Presiding Judge Ingrid M. Warren Associate Judge Lincoln Monroe Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Suite 2200-A Dallas, TX 75270

Probate Court No. 3 Presiding Judge Margaret Jones-Johnson Associate Judge Tomi Shehan Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Suite 2200-B Dallas, TX 75270

The Dallas County Probate Courts are a statutorily created probate court system headed by elected judges. In general, a probate court probates the wills of deceased persons, declares the heirs of deceased persons who die without a will, establishes guardianships for incapacitated persons and minors, and supervises court-ordered involuntary mental health commitments in Dallas County.

A probate court also has jurisdiction to hear lawsuits appertaining to or incident to an estate of a decedent or ward as well as actions by or against a personal representative of a decedent’s or ward’s estate. These ancillary cases cover a wide range of topics, from product liability to fiduciary litigation to medical malpractice to family law.

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